RE: Logical File version of Distinct?

That would have worked....  However, I decided just to embed the SQL call
into my rpg....

Thanks for the idea....

Tim

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> On Behalf Of DeLong, Eric
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:50 PM
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> Subject:      RE: Logical File version of Distinct?
> 
> You can use "create view" in SQL to build a LF that returns distinct
> results, and it can be used in RPG.  However, you cannot specify a key for
> this LF, and performance really sucks if the source data has many rows.
> Try
> it out and see if it works for you....
> 
> Eric DeLong
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hatzenbeler, Tim [mailto:thatzenbeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:32 PM
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: Logical File version of Distinct?
> 
> 
> If I use sql, I can use the distict keyword, to get only one record from a
> similar group of records... Is this possible by using a DDS Logical file?
> and then only use read or reade in a RPG program?
> 
> Just wondering...  I know I can embed the SQL statement in the RPG, but I
> was trying to avoid it, unless I have to..
> 
> Thanks, tim
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